In an unintended consequence of the US-China trade dispute, the North American television market has increased its adoption of smart TVs – particularly those based on the Roku TV operating system (OS), according to research firm IHS Markit. Smart TVs in the first quarter of 2019 accounted for 89 per cent of television shipments into […]
Parks Associates research from the 360 View: CE Adoption & Trends report finds 22 per cent of US broadband households have a Wi-Fi network extender and 11 per cent have a Wi-Fi mesh networking product. The firm notes that just over 30 per cent of computing and entertainment device owners report experiencing loss of wireless […]
IABM has released a new Audio Business Report to members, looking at the current state of the industry and identifying the key drivers of change as the audio market goes through a radical transition. This is IABM’s first standalone report on the audio sector, and it will now be regularly updated. Highlights of the report […]
Disney will nearly double its earnings by 2024, largely on the back of Marvel content on its new Disney+ streaming service, according to a Morgan Stanley report. The investment bank forecasts that Disney can double earnings per share from $6.50 in 2020 to between $11 and $12 in 2024, as it builds its Disney+ streaming […]
Ofcom has published the latest league tables on the complaints it receives about the UK’s major home phone, broadband, mobile and pay-TV firms. The quarterly report reveals the number of complaints made to the media regulator between January and March this year about firms in the home broadband, landline telephone, mobile and pay-TV markets. All […]
Half of adults in the UK now use social media to keep up-to-date on the latest news, according to Ofcom’s annual news consumption report. While TV remains the most popular platform for people to access news, usage has decreased since last year (75 per cent in 2019 vs. 79 per cent in 2018). In the […]
Video content budgets across India, Korea and Southeast Asia climbed 12 per cent in 2018 to reach circa $10 billion, according to the latest edition of Asia Video Content Dynamics, published by Media Partners Asia. Asia Video Content Dynamics tracks investment, production and consumption for TV, film and online video across India, Korea and Southeast […]
The Tour de France is proving a big hit with cycling fans this year with high audience figures reported from EBU Member broadcasters. The 2019 Tour de France is being hailed as one of the most exciting editions since the end of 1980s, with particular excitement during the two Pyrenees stages on July 20th (Tarbes […]
FreeWheel, a Comcast company and advertising management solution, has announced the launch of its Q1 2019 Video Marketplace Report, which shows a rise in targeted and addressable advertising as publishers and marketers increasingly look to efficiently reach audiences. In Europe, there is a focus on data-driven targeting and automation as a growing number of publishers […]
Spain’s TV ad market is experiencing tough times with a sharp decline of 6 per cent in the first half of the year, according to the i2p report from consultancy firm Arce Media. As of the end of June 2019, TV ad revenues amounted to €1.03 billion, down 6 per cent on the same period […]